[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (we call her exclusively [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]) is 2 and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] is almost 5. We are TTC #3 and have a boy name ([name_m]Bruce[/name_m] after my husband’s late father). I am having trouble scraping together a long list for girls that meet the following (probably overly specific) criteria:
1- [name_m]Long[/name_m] vowel sound (like the EEE in [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and the O in [name_f]Ramona[/name_f])-I never like any name that only has short/soft vowel sounds. Some favorites are [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
2- 3 Syllables (2 syllable nickname is fine)- I am probably overthinking it but my other girls have 3 syllable names and I think the 3-1-2 pattern words well. Our last name sounds like cow herd. I have a whole list of beloved 2 syllable favorites but I always think they sound sort of choppy and abrupt with our last name
3-Ending in a vowel sound like e or a (I feel this sounds best with our last name)
4- Easy to pronounce
5- Only 1 common spelling (this is less important but I have a name that is commonly spelled 2 different ways and it drives me nuts)
What I have so far:
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (technically 4 syllables but I feel like it flows like 3)
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] are both so lovely! Not sure I got the long vowels in all of these, but here are some 3-syllable names that seem to fit otherwise:
Ooh! [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Viola[/name_f]! [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] is lovely and [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] is so fun and spunky! Really like [name_f]Leona[/name_f] as well.
Thanks for the help!
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] is generally vee-OH-la. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] association with the name, too!
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and [name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
They all sound wonderful together! I kind of love the idea of baby sister [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] ([name_f]Lulu[/name_f]?), but [name_f]Viola[/name_f] (and [name_f]Leona[/name_f]) has a bit more gravitas. [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] (could nickname to [name_f]Cece[/name_f], but not necessarily) is one of my favorite names and also fits stylistically. You can’t go wrong, really!
[name_u]Love[/name_u] your naming style… I’m ttc and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] is the front runner! I think both [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] would be perfection for sister #3.
Here are some more ideas…
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Odetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
And here are some ideas that don’t quite follow the rules…
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] together! I know you’re looking for 3 syllables, but I think [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] are perfect. Also love [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. No long vowel, but [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] also come to mind.
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - doesnt quite meet criteria but would go nicely.
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ([name_f]Hattie[/name_f]) - same
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
A few more 2 syllable ideas: [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f].
Great suggestions! Especially love [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] and [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] has good nn possibilities and could honor my mom with [name_u]Lee[/name_u] ending thank you!